Cornell Expert Quotes
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"As Trump showed, even negative buzz is good, especially for front runners, because it can suck attention away from challengers (remember during GOP debate when he talked about his ‘hands’)."
Drew Margolin
Associate Professor
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“The two-round French electoral system has effectively blocked Le Pen and her party in past elections. But the world, and France, has changed dramatically since the 2017 presidential election.”
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
Related Tip Sheet:
Trends favor Le Pen victory, ‘somersaults’ in French politics (06/17/21)
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"The decision could also have implications for Dreamers unless Congress paves a permanent lawful status for those undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as kids."
Media:
Media Relations, Media Relations Office
mediarelations@cornell.edu
(607) 255 - 2059
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“The decision highlights the need for Congress to enact immigration legislation to fix our broken immigration system.”
Media:
Media Relations, Media Relations Office
mediarelations@cornell.edu
(607) 255 - 2059
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“The only lasting way to reform our broken immigration system is through Congress. But that seems impossible right now.”
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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“This is a step in the right direction, and it could have ramifications across Europe and globally, as more countries and sub-national (state) level governments consider labor law reforms to provide bargaining rights to gig workers.”
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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“The European Union has found itself in an awkward position in recent years because it is reliant on cloud storage outside its borders yet values the data sovereignty and privacy that can only come from European-origin cloud storage.”
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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“Chronic wasting disease has increasingly plagued state wildlife and agricultural agencies with no sustainable solution in sight. New York state is the only state to have eliminated CWD after it was detected in the wild in 2005 and has taken pre-emptive risk minimization actions to prevent the introduction of the disease in recent years, including banning importation of live captive deer and intact deer carcasses.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
Related Tip Sheet:
Fatal deer disease on NY’s doorstep as PA reports case (05/27/21)
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“WhatsApp has a strong argument in its case in the Delhi High Court that the government’s new rules do not have a legitimate goal. The rules are one more way that the Modi administration will repress political dissent on social media, which it did during its annexation of Kashmir and the farmers’ protests.”
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
Related Tip Sheet:
WhatsApp has ‘strong argument’ in India privacy lawsuit (05/26/21)
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“I wonder if we will ever fully understand the aftermath of both events coming together or what it does to people when they have to live with making choices between safety from cyclone or safety from COVID.”
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
Related Tip Sheet:
Indians face hard choice: cyclone safety or COVID-19 safety (05/25/21)
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“We see a clear attack on the independent media that sends a message to activists in Belarus and in exile: nobody is safe anywhere. Belarusian activists are enthused by a new wave of international attention but are generally pessimistic about EU’s ability to impose sanction that can truly challenge the financial stability of Lukashenko’s regime.”
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
Related Tip Sheet:
Belarusian journalist’s arrest sends message: ‘nobody is safe’ (05/24/21)
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